Ubisoft explains lack of Assassin's Creed on PS Vita this year

Team that made Liberation is working on Assassin's Creed 4.

Ubisoft Sofia, the team that created last year's Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, has been put to work on Assassin's Creed 4, which explains why there is no Assassin's Creed game on PlayStation Vita this year.

"Liberation actually did very well - we're very proud of it," game director Ashraf Ismail told Eurogamer. "Sales were fairly decent. But the focus for us was Assassin's Creed 4, for current-gen consoles and next-gen consoles.

"From a resource standpoint, the team that worked on Liberation is actually working with us on AC4. They're developing a specific part of the game for us."

He continued: "The amount of people working on AC4, Watch Dogs - that's a massive game - the focus within Ubisoft right now is on these two games, and then you have The Crew and The Division as well."

Assassin's Creed 4 will be released November 1 for Xbox 360 and PS3, with PC, PS4 and Xbox One versions to follow.

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Had Ubisoft really wanted a new Assassin's Creed title for PS Vita, surely it would have been able to find a team to work on it? You can't help but feel that sales of Liberation and the PS Vita in general haven't been strong enough to warrant a new game.

Source: Eurogamer

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